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Oscars 2016 Best Picture Nominees

10 Wednesday Feb 2016

Posted by cinetactic in Movie Lists

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2015, Academy Awards 2016, Best Pictures, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, film review, Mad Max: Fury Road, Movie review, oscars 2016, Room, Spotlight, The Big Short, the martian, the revenant

American films do not have the monopoly to be called great. Yet, their wide rich and strong influence to the popular crowd are undeniable. This February, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars) will honor last year’s best of cinema. The Best Picture Award is the highest among all the categories. With this Award, the films are judged based on every element: directing, writing, acting, musical scoring, film editing and other works put in the film. Below is a summary of the reviews we made for each of the nominee. You can click on their titles to redirect you to the main article.

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Bridge of Spies: The art in subtleties

25 Sunday Oct 2015

Posted by cinetactic in Movie Reviews

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action, Bridge of Spies, drama, film review, James Donovan, Mark Rylance, Movie review, oscars 2016, Rudolf Abel, spies, spy, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks

by Heinrich Domingo

Cinema and its audience are found in an embattled relationship. The former, as a subjective art, is blunt in asserting its principles and ideologies. The latter, acting like a valued customer, denies to be lectured on what is good and right. Bridge of Spies offers a solution on this problematic partnership. It suggests that films forward their lessons through subtlety. Images are presented like enigmas while the audiences interpret them based on their own reading. IMG_0290 Continue reading →

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